No matter your thoughts on Valentine’s Day, it’s a good excuse to take someone special for good food in a memorable setting.

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Ichikidana is a small, warm, and friendly restaurant in Mahane
Yehuda market that makes a fun, affordable and cosy place for a date. The
restaurant serves authentic vegetarian Indian food, cooked daily from local
produce without any canned, processed or frozen ingredients. Menu options
include a choice of platters that are big enough for two to share with a
selection of curries, rice, and chutneys. Haphazardly decorated in all things
bright and Indian, Ichikidana is certainly unique.

Ein Kerem
is the place Jerusalemites head to when they need to get away without actually
going away. Just a ten minute drive from the city center, Beit HaMa’ayan in
picturesque Ein Kerem offers an excellent kosher dairy fish menu, tasteful
décor, an art gallery and magical views from the rooftop of the wadi below. Beit
HaMa’ayan is the perfect place to enjoy an intimate chat and linger over a
delicious meal.

15 HaMa’ayan Street (02) 644-8840 Kosher Rabbinate
(Dairy)

3. Japanika

Sushi is undoubtedly great date food – delicious, easy to
share, light and fun. Japanika on Shlomzion Hamalka Street in downtown Jerusalem
does it right and has all the key ingredients for a good date with its low
lighting, trendy décor and extensive Asian menu.

This small, charming and quiet
Italian restaurant just off Bezalel Street provides the perfect backdrop to get
to know someone. You may enjoy the ambiance of the inside with its wooden
furniture and great artwork or grab a table on the relaxed porch. The food is
lovingly prepared by talented Israeli chef, Shuki Shukrun.

50 Ushiskin
Street (02) 625-1479 Kosher Rabbinate

5. Harp of David

Harp
of David Restaurant just outside Mount Zion Gate exudes charm and style with its
grand premises, creative and fresh biblically-inspired menu and magnificent
views of Zion Gate, the Old City walls, the Mount of Olives and the Judean
desert. Although Harp of David is big and accustomed to catering for big groups
and events, it also makes a lovely and intimate spot for a date, though phone in
advance to check if there is space and to reserve a small table in a separate
room or in the corner. It is also worth checking if there is a dairy or meat
menu on offer that day. Don’t forget to end your meal with a stroll through the
restaurant’s beautiful art gallery, which is filled with striking, colourful
paintings with a story.

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